up831 I will check all of that out next time I get on the computer. (I'm on the iPad now).
I posted a help link for desktops.
Here's the one for I-pads:
https://help.yahoo.com/kb/flickr-app-for-ipad?
Good luck, Ed
RobertSchuknecht I have created a separate Facebook page for the purpose of hosting pictures.
I have created a separate Facebook page for the purpose of hosting pictures.
Robert, my wife created a facebook page for my trains. Can you explain how to upload photos stored in my computer and then share to to the forum?
I would be very grateful!!
Terry ( yet another unhappy photobucket captive)
Terry in NW Wisconsin
Queenbogey715 is my Youtube channel
Thanks Ed. I will check all of that out next time I get on the computer. (I'm on the iPad now).
Jim (with a nod to Mies Van Der Rohe)
riogrande5761 Yes, when you first go to Imgur, it shows stuff posted by others,
Yes, when you first go to Imgur, it shows stuff posted by others,
when you get to your album, create a bookmark for it in the browser of your choice
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Hi, UP
You can choose to ignore the "Flickr Uploader" This is an automatic application that uploads every file that you place in the selected folders.
Rather, open your Flickr "You" page and look for the cloud/arrow icon (upper right)
MR_upload1 by Edmund, on Flickr
Once you click that a new dialog will open, click on the blue band and it will open a window where you can select which photos you want to upload. You can use the usual "mutiple-select" options as you normally would when selecting files.
MR_upload2B by Edmund, on Flickr
Then when you click "Open" you will get a new Flickr window where you can choose options for each photo. By default they upload as Public. You can change the "permissions" to make them private or there's options for sharing so only family or friends can view photos. For M-R posting the photo has to be public.
I also make a folder which will help organize photos as your collection gets bigger.
MR_upload2 by Edmund, on Flickr
There are some pointers for uploading and organizing here:
https://help.yahoo.com/kb/flickr-for-desktop
Hope that helps,
Regards, Ed
I. Have Dropbox and have posted links in the forum (per Mr. Otte's instructions), but the pictures are not visible. Nor do I see any buttons or anything in settings that says make visible, or the equivalent thereof. So I am not sure what will correct the problem.
Then I got a Flickr acct and it prompted me to upload photos, which I selected one and now I can't find any thing that says upload more.
Both of these sites prompted to access all photos, which I do not want. I only want to load one or two at a time solely to post on the forum.
If anyone has some solutions, I'm all ears!
I like Railpictures.net and Western Rail Images.com
riogrande5761 Yes, when you first go to Imgur, it shows stuff posted by others, and you click on your name/profile to go to yours. I doesn't bother me. There may be a way to go directly to your album but I havn't bothered to figure out how.
Yes, when you first go to Imgur, it shows stuff posted by others, and you click on your name/profile to go to yours. I doesn't bother me. There may be a way to go directly to your album but I havn't bothered to figure out how.
It should be that you go to your own gallery, which surely exists once you begin to post image files to imgur, and then make that page, your gallery's main page, a favourite or sticky which you keep in your 'Model Trains' list of favourites. At least, that's the way I have done it for railimages and PB. I make a category in my list of favourites to help organize them...since I have maybe 100 or more. I click on 'forums' or "trains", or whatever, and a small drop down list appears. In my case, my photo albums is included for ease of navigation when I wish to post a link to my hosted images on a forum.
Rio Grande. The Action Road - Focus 1977-1983
Sorry
When I went to Imgur I got a whole page of thumb nail pictures such as burning man event, costumed people and etc.
I'm not good with the computer, it will take me a while.
Lee
yankee flyerWow Imgur Is weird.
Imgur Is weird.
Not sure why you say that. You have the option to create Albums. In your album, when you hover your mouse over the pic, you see a downward pointing arrow. Clicking on that arrow leads you to Get Share Links. Pick BB Code and hit Control C. Paste that directly in the forum using Control V
Once you post, the pic will appear. If you use the copy link, it does not end in *.jpg and the pic will never appear in your post, only the link
Wow
I will have to think about this.
Your own web site. Then you are free from the whims of some specialty photo hosting provider. If you also register your own domain name, you will be protected against one provider going belly up and can move you content without messing up any of the previously posted pictures since the URL will alwyas remain the same. Unless you want to actually create a web site in addition to just hosting your pictures, it's actually quite easy to do.
--Randy
Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
Visit my web site at www.readingeastpenn.com for construction updates, DCC Info, and more.
Dunno which is best, read consumer reports? Cnet? for official word.
Here it's like yahoo reviews, YMMV.
We all say what we use and then you choose! I switched to imgur randomly - works tons better than photo awful bucket.
I had set up a Flickr account some years ago for off-site image storage. I've been using it to post photos here more frequently since P-B made their famous "change in user agreement".
I always have MalwareBytes running and it blocks any photos coming from imgbb so, for me anyway, the photos don't show up in any of the replies I see here. I get a PUP warning instead.
The added file and link info that Flickr attaches to a third-party attachment is supposed to stay with the photo per Flickr's user agreement.
Good Luck, Ed
I also use Imgur, since @#*!! photobucket went bad, the same way.
Store your images in your own memory, with stick backup, it's the only way to be sure!
After PB, I tired imgur, imgbb and Flickr. I chose Flickr after experimenting but do not recall the details.
If you want to experiment, the Forum hosts prefer we do so on the cs.trains.com (not MR) forum "Forum Testing". There you can post trial photos to your heart's content without interrupting a thread discussion.
Paul
Modeling HO with a transition era UP bent
I also use Imgur.....but I don't use it as a storage....only photos I want to 3rd party host, everything thing else is stored on My hard drive, which has a large memory.
https://imgur.com/register?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fimgur.com%2F%3F
I like it better than Photobucket.
Take Care!
Frank
I have been using Imgur since I joined this forum and I have been happy with it.
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-Kevin
Living the dream.
I prefer Imgur, but Flickr is useable. Flickr does add extra stuff that you may want to prune out like the title of the pic and your name.
No experience with https://imgbb.com/ but some people are using it.
I've been using RailImages.com for years, which is also free, and it's been great. I think the "free" upload limit is now 50MB, total. If you need more space than that then there's a nominal monthly fee you can pay. I can't seem to verify that though.
Tom
https://tstage9.wixsite.com/nyc-modeling
Time...It marches on...without ever turning around to see if anyone is even keeping in step.
I don´t know what will be best for you, but I am using Imgur, which works nicely for me and it is free.
Hi All.
I deleted my Photobucket account and have not set up anything new. Has there there been a consensus on what is the best one to use?
Because of health problems I have not had the energy to do very much but observe.
Thanks for any help.